ArrayObject::offsetExists
If you're overloading ArrayObject, it's worth noting that while this method (when implemented by the parent) will return a reference, so code like $fakeArray['foobar']['hello'] = 1; will work like you expect.
However, when you overload the offsetGet method, you CANNOT define it as &offsetGet, so the above code falls out (because it returns the 'foobar' variable before you actually work with it).
This is something that the developers broke between 5.0 and 5.1, and was closed as bogus (http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=34783). So this is not a big, or question, or request, but just something worth noting.
ArrayObject::offsetGet
(PHP 5 >= 5.0.0)
ArrayObject::offsetGet — Returns the value at the specified index
Parameters
-
index -
The index with the value.
Return Values
The value at the specified index or NULL.
Examples
Example #1 ArrayObject::offsetGet() example
<?php
$arrayobj = new ArrayObject(array('zero', 7, 'example'=>'e.g.'));
var_dump($arrayobj->offsetGet(1));
var_dump($arrayobj->offsetGet('example'));
var_dump($arrayobj->offsetExists('notfound'));
?>
The above example will output:
int(7) string(4) "e.g." bool(false)
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User Contributed Notes
ArrayObject::offsetGet - [2 notes]
Sam ¶
5 years ago
Alex Andrienko ¶
4 years ago
Speaking of offsetGet() method overloading, be advised, that if you're iterating through Object via foreach, this method wouldn't be called. Iterator's current() method will be called instead.